Keto cravings

[Afterlife]

Hi, im having some serious cravings while in keto, mainly sugar and chocolate and the such. Anyways Is there any kind of bar, or anything else that can help?

I saw some atkins bars but they are so expensive (4$ a bar here in canada) and they have 22g of carbs which i think would be a lot...

 

[overhead]

When I had a serious sugar/choc craving I would get some heavy creme, unsweetened chocolate and splenda. Whip the heavy creme, melt the choc, mix in the melted chocolate and splenda. Seems to satisfy the craving for me.

 

[littlemissbutterflyz]

Hi there, just wanted to know if someone could help me out? I just started cutting my carbs to get into ketosis and was curious, this is day three and the ketostick still reads negative..how long does it usually take to reach ketosis?? I am using fitday to track my daily intake of protein/carbs/fat and have not gone over 10% carbs for the day, my protein and fat intake are 60%/30% respectively. Anyone out there know how long until I hit ketosis or if I am doing soemthing wrong??

 

[flexygrl]

Littlemiss,

Post your diet. Maybe we can help. I believe it does take around 3 days to get into Ketosis. Also if you are drinking lots of water, your urine may be diluted so your sticks may show a false negative. Have you lost any weight? My first 3 days on CKD I lost 2 pounds, but I didn't have my ketostix's then, so I didn't check....


As far as something sweet... there are sugar free peanut butter cups that they sell in Walgreens. I had them only in dire emergencies. It never knocked me out of ketosis.


Also, the longer you stay on it, you will have fewer cravings. So keep at it! I was a sweet tooth fiend and now, I am so much better. Also, R-ala is great for cravings, among other things. After taking it for a week I didn't have a single one!

 

[Afterlife]

whats r-ala?

btw it took me 3 days to get in keto. It takes as long as it takes to rid your liver of all glyco. Do some really intense cardio, and some weights. Space your meals out eat a lot of fat and try to avoid carbs at all cost. When i first started I only eat foods that said 0g of carbs besides eggs which have like 0.5-1 in them. My carb intake must have been lower than 15 my first week. Im now going to be starting my second straight week with my first carb-up next friday.

Good luck

 

[speedy7]

Cravings huh? Drink a huge glass of water when that happens. It works for me ever time!

Why not do the insulin trick and get into ketosis in less than a day?There is a detailed report on it somewhere on elite.

When I cut down I am definitely going to try it, I'll let everyone know how it goes.

 

[flexygrl]

Speedy7,


That avatar looks familiar! Where did you get it?

 

[littlemissbutterflyz]

Hey Flexygrl, thanks for the info. Here is what a typical day looks like for me:

30-45 Cardio (empty stomach/thermos) 6-7 days/week

ultimate nutrition protein shake with <2 g carbs
(2 scoops)

8 egg whites with 2 cherry tomatoes

cheddar cheese/1 oz almonds

lots of leafy greens...Romaine Lettuce, Cucumbers, Celery

Grilled Chicken breast on a greek salad(no olives/dressing, light on the feta!)

30 mins weights (targeting different muscle groups each day 5x/week)

I also rollerblade and do some other activities(b-ball/soccer/swimming)

ultimate nutrition protein shake (same as above)

I can very this depending on how I am feeling and alter some things but this is pretty typical. Could you critique it for me and let me know what else I should be doing??

 

[flexygrl]

Hi Little Miss,

If you are trying to get into ketosis you have to up your fat. There is hardly any fat in that diet. The trick is to get your body to use fat for energy. In order to get it to release that fat you have to feed it fat. ARe you using Mr. X's spread sheet? If not, then if you are doing CKD try to keep your fat and protein on a 50/50 ratio. Good fat is good for you!!! Get more cheese, olive oil, natural peanut butter into that diet and you should be fine. How much weight are you trying to lose?

 

[littlemissbutterflyz]

Flexygrl,

I am trying to lose approximately 10-15 lbs, the problem is in my lower body...my upper body is very toned, abs and all. I seem to hold on to that stubborn fat only on my lower half. By the way I am 5'0 and 125lbs. According to fit day my ratios seem to stay consistently within the 60%protein/40%fat/>10% carbs, do you still think I should up my fat intake?? Any advice you could offer me at this point would be greatly appreciated!! And no I am not using Mr.X's spreadsheet, should I be??